Yearly Archives: 2014

[gallery ids="4222"] An espaliered fruiting pear with Comice, Red Anjou, Bartlett and Red Bartlett on one trunk. Fruiting pears need full sun and a soil with good drainage. Obtain local advice for more cultural information....

[gallery ids="4220,4221,8699"] A dense, thorny, upright evergreen shrub. White flowers in the spring are followed by profuse orange berries in summer. This selection is resistant to fireblight, scab, and drought. The foliage is a dark, glossy green. It prefers full sun to part shade in a rich, well-drained soil. Can be trained or pruned if desired....

This selection has narrow willow-leafed shaped, dark green foliage. The white flowers are followed by small black fruit (edible, but not palatable). The branching habit is horizontal. Plant in full sun to part shade in a moist, well-drained, organically rich soil. Introduced from Germany in the late 1800's....

[gallery ids="4218,4219"] A compact shrub with glossy, dark green foliage and white blooms in spring. Makes an excellent low hedge or in mass plantings. It may be pruned after flowering to maintain the desired size. It prefers full sun to part shade, in a moist, well-drained soil. Once established, it tolerates drought, poor soils, and dry...